Vibratory assembly for articulating members

Abstract

A vibratory assembly is provided that incorporates a vibratory mechanism worn by a sexual participant on one or more digits of an articulating member for the sexual exploration and stimulation of erogenous zones. A modular erogenous stimulation system including the vibratory assembly is also provided along with a kit for providing erogenous stimulation to at least one participant.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. An expandable vibratory system for use by one or more participants, comprising:
 a power source; 
 at least one first vibratory mechanism comprising:
 at least one motive source in electrical communication with the power source; 
 at least one vibration pod in which the motive source is housed; and 
 at least one pad having a lumen for insertion of the at least one vibration pod therewithin; 
 
 wherein the power source is located externally of the motive source and is positionable independently of the at least one first vibratory mechanism; and 
 wherein the at least one first vibratory mechanism is configured to removably connect electrically with at least one second vibratory mechanism to create an expandable chain of vibratory mechanisms in operative communication with one another. 
 
     
     
       2. The expandable vibratory system of  claim 1 , wherein the power source is provided in a housing and is connected in parallel via a cable with the at least one first vibratory mechanism, and wherein:
 the power source is selected from a standard battery, a rechargeable battery and a specialized battery operational with the at least one first vibratory mechanism; and 
 one of the power source and the housing selectively includes at least one of a power switch and a participant interface thereon. 
 
     
     
       3. The expandable vibratory system of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one vibration pod includes a pod housing in which the at least one motive source is disposed in electrical communication with the power source, and the pod housing has a predetermined length, a predetermined width and a predetermined height that provides the pod housing with a generally low profile and a size adapted to be worn on at least one of the articulating members. 
     
     
       4. The expandable vibratory system of  claim 3 , wherein the at least one second vibratory mechanism comprises:
 at least one second motive source in electrical communication with the power source; 
 at least one second vibration pod in which the second motive source is housed; and 
 at least one second pad having a second lumen for insertion of the at least one second vibration pod therewithin; 
 wherein the power source is located externally of the second motive source and is positionable independently of the at least one second vibratory mechanism. 
 
     
     
       5. The expandable vibratory system of  claim 4 , wherein any of the first or second vibrator pods are adapted for use with fingers having a width in a range from about 10 mm to about 20 mm. 
     
     
       6. The expandable vibratory system of  claim 4 , wherein any of the first or second vibration pods are configured with respect to respective distances from a fingertip to a first knuckle on a finger and from the first knuckle to a second knuckle on the finger. 
     
     
       7. The expandable vibratory system of  claim 3 , wherein the pod housing contains at least two wires forming a circuit between the at least one motive source and an external device to control and power the motive source using a cable that contains the wires. 
     
     
       8. The expandable vibratory system of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one motive source includes one or more motors and each motor is selected from a motor fitted with an eccentric rotating weight, a solenoid actuator, a piezoelectric actuator, a cylindrical motor, a pan motor and combinations and equivalents thereof. 
     
     
       9. The expandable vibratory system of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one pad includes a body having one or more attachment loops integral therewith, and the pad body includes an external surface with elongate opposed side surfaces, opposed longitudinal surfaces, opposed extents and an internal surface delineating a lumen thereby. 
     
     
       10. The expandable vibratory system of  claim 9 , wherein each loop includes an arc connecting hinged extents of the loop disposed along the pad body and defining an orifice through which a participant inserts at least one digit of an articulating member. 
     
     
       11. The expandable vibratory system of  claim 10 , wherein the hinged extents depend generally from opposed side surfaces of the pad body such that each loop is offset from a longitudinal axis of the pad body, and the arc is pivotable along the pad body so that the arc may be rotated between an upright position relative to a longitudinal surface of the pad body and an inverted position relative to an opposed longitudinal surface of the pad body so that one or more digits of different sizes are insertable through the orifice. 
     
     
       12. The expandable vibratory system of  claim 11 , wherein at least one of the pad body and one or more loops incorporates at least one of a tactile element selected from a group of tactile elements including protrusions and recesses, and an aesthetic element selected from a group of aesthetic elements including one or more colors, materials, patterns and embellishments. 
     
     
       13. The expandable vibratory system of  claim 1 , wherein one or more controllers are in wireless communication with the expandable vibratory system over a network. 
     
     
       14. An expandable vibratory massager system for applying stimulation to human erogenous zones, comprising:
 a plurality of removably electrically connectable vibration pods each comprising:
 a housing having a plurality of exterior surfaces and a non-linear periphery; and 
 at least one motive source retained by the housing; and 
 
 an external device adapted to power and control the at least one motive source of each vibration pod when each vibration pod is electrically connected with the external device either directly or through another vibration pod, the external device spaced apart from and positionable independently of the vibration pods. 
 
     
     
       15. The expandable vibratory massager system of  claim 14 , further comprising one or more cables, wherein the plurality of removably electrically connectable vibration pods each further comprise any of a female or male connection adapted to removably electrically connect the vibration pods together via the one or more cables to create an expandable chain of the vibrations pods in operative communication with one another for enjoyment by one or plural participants. 
     
     
       16. The expandable vibratory massager system of  claim 15 , wherein at least one of the vibration pods is housed in at least one silicone pad having a body with one or more attachment loops integral therewith, and the pad body includes an external surface and an internal surface delineating a lumen thereby. 
     
     
       17. The expandable vibratory massager system of  claim 16 , wherein each loop includes an arc connecting hinged extents of the loop disposed along the pad body and defining an orifice through which a participant inserts at least one digit of an articulating member, and the hinged extents depend generally from opposed side surfaces of the pad body such that each loop is offset from a longitudinal axis of the pad body. 
     
     
       18. The expandable vibratory massager system of  claim 17 , wherein the arc is pivotable along the pad body so that the arc may rotated between an upright position relative to a longitudinal surface of the pad body and an inverted position relative to an opposed longitudinal surface of the pad body so that fingers of different sizes are insertable through the orifice. 
     
     
       19. A kit for providing erogenous stimulation to at least one participant, comprising:
 a power source; 
 one or more vibratory assemblies for articulating members of at least one participant, each vibratory assembly comprising: 
 a vibratory mechanism comprising at least one motive source in electrical communication with the power source, the vibratory mechanism comprising: 
 one or more vibration pods each housing at least one motive source thereby; and 
 one or more pads each having a lumen for insertion of one or more vibration pods therewithin; 
 wherein the power source is located externally of and is positionable independently of the motive source; and 
 wherein the one or more vibratory assemblies are configured to removably connect electrically with each other to create an expandable chain of vibratory mechanisms in operative communication with one another. 
 
     
     
       20. The kit of  claim 19 , further comprising a network-connected device in communication with the power source and in communication with one or more computing devices running at least one software application thereon.